Homeownership is a cornerstone of the American Dream, yet for too many in New Hampshire, that dream has twisted into a nightmare. Home prices have skyrocketed, rental costs consume ever-larger portions of household income, and an entire generation of young families is being priced out of the communities where they grew up.
New Hampshire faces unique housing challenges. Our state’s character, its small towns, rural landscapes, and tight-knit communities, is part of what makes it special. Any housing solution must preserve that Granite State identity while delivering real relief.
The core problem is supply. We simply are not building enough housing to meet demand. Local zoning restrictions, lengthy permitting processes, rising material costs, and a shortage of skilled tradespeople all contribute to the bottleneck. At the federal level, regulations add tens of thousands of dollars to the cost of building a single home.
My approach focuses on concrete reforms: streamlining federal regulations that inflate construction costs, incentivizing municipalities to update zoning codes that artificially restrict supply, investing in trades education and apprenticeship programs to rebuild our construction workforce, and expanding programs that help first-time homebuyers without inflating demand further.
I know the trades. I know construction. I know what it costs to build and what government adds to that cost. This isn’t theoretical for me, it’s personal and professional experience that I’ll bring to Congress.